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Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 3:41:09 AM   
Serge Birbrair

 

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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 9:25:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'll believe that it is a trend if in September at the next auction I attend, wines are not being sold at such inflated costs.   I originally started going in an attempt to get older wines at a bargain.  Instead I see people with too much money spending too much on wines.  We'll see if that starts to slow down.

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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 9:40:05 AM   
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http://www.wines-info.com/Newshtml/200807/1892008071810292014.html
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 10:56:59 AM   
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probably not as now you are competing with PaulS
http://www.wines-info.com/Newshtml/200807/1892008071810292014.html
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Sounds like i will be relegated to a bystander

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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 8:26:36 PM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 8:26:37 PM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 8:26:37 PM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 8:26:38 PM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 8:26:38 PM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/20/2008 10:16:04 PM   
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haha, excuse me folks, but I do not have the financial means to participate in these high-end auctions. We Asians get fleeced half the time when buying wine, I try my best not to jump onto the bandwagon.


Don't worry Paul, sounds like you have been drinking some decent wine of late

I'm finding out that even the low end auctions are too high end for me!! 
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/21/2008 5:31:11 AM   
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/21/2008 8:51:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I face the same problems with some of the retailers that boast "top-end" wines in Singapore actually. They are generally improving, but I still find that you have to pay a premium at the more established fine wine places to ensure good provenance.

Sorry for the triple post again by the way - don't know why it keeps happening.

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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/21/2008 9:30:23 AM   
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My problem with auctions is absolutely unknown provenance.


Same with Benchmark but I seem to have been lucky so far.
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RE: Sign of the Times? - 7/22/2008 7:14:51 AM   
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